Fancy sandwich.

The other day, 5 of my highest maintenance friends and I were sitting around a table and one of my friends started talking about these sandwiches he ate when he was in Paris.Of course, the other 4 people loved those sandwiches, too, and I had no clue what the H they were all talking about.

So, it was my turn to buy lunch, and everyone was now craving these sandwiches.So I went with my friend John to the grocery store to buy the meat and other stuff to make these sandwiches.I mean, at the end of the day, it’s an effing ham sandwich, but made a little differently than I would make it (case in point:they don’t put French’s mustard on it. Weird, I know).

Anyway, here is how you make this fancy French ham sandwich.It’s actually very delicious.I think this is the first time in my life I have ever written a recipe.So forgive me if it’s not normal:

Buy a French baguette.Slice it in half the long way.

Buy European butter (It’s different than American butter. I think it’s saltier or something.)Butter the insides of the baguette.

Buy fresh, very thin slices of ham.Put ham in baguette.

This part is important! Buy a jar ofFrench Cornichon Pickles (extra fine gherkins).Slice the small little pickles the long way and layer the sandwich with them (between the ham and the buttered bread.)They have to be these specific kind of pickles.

Buy Swiss cheese.Put slices of Swiss cheese on top of ham.Apparently you can also use Brie cheese, which is more French.But we bought Swiss and it was delicious.

(However, I just texted my friend John to ask him about this sandwich and he said, “well, in true form, the jambon beurre sandwich has no cheese. Just the butter, ham and pickles.”whatever. For some reason when I was buying the lunch, everyone wanted cheese.)

Anyway, if you are looking for something new to experiment with, I would suggest this sandwich.It’s kind of addicting, actually.I made one, ate it, then ate 2 more.And then I put my beret back on and drank a box of chardonnay.